Wednesday, September 27, 2006

contributor's corner II

here's a whole new spot at the top for your target-related rants

Monday, September 25, 2006

halloween "activities"

sorry, the targeteria management went to boston for the weekend, so there's not much new to report...but we DID find this new section of the halloween website with activity ideas. they're not very difficult and you could probably do the crafts/pumpkins on your own without patterns, but the graphics are nice and it's a cool bit of info to include on the site.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

...and look at all the halloween STUFF!

Since the stores can't seem to get their stuff out fast enough, you can preview it on the web, AND find a bunch of things that probably won't be in your store!

Here are some things that caught our eye:

They're really going over the top with this Edwardian Butler
We'll need to see this witch portrait working in the store before we decide if we like it. There's also a pirate and a butler portrait. I have a feeling these are made by a company I used to work for...
They can't get skeleton with a hat in the store fast enough for us to buy him. Maybe they'll let us go through the boxes in the back.
...and Target's giving us halloween recipes now! Hm, chocolate gremlins take exactly 48 m&m's to make...

halloween web site is UP!

it's here, and it's fantabulous!

these graphics are even more dia day los muertos than we thought!
notice how the stars spin and the skeletons bounce around the "festival of fright". nice attention to detail, nice! does anyone know who did the halloween graphics this year?

Thursday, September 07, 2006

the kone

found this recently on the red hot shop (target.com): the kone handheld cordless vac
it claims to be in stores in black and tan, so i'll be checking that out this weekend, along with the long-awaited halloween revue!

Friday, September 01, 2006

halloween is coming...eventually

went to check out two targets this eve, with hope of finding halloween completely installed, but alas...

west mifflin target has, at least, graphics already in place. there's a fantastic "boolevard" sign that spans a few aisles, candy carts made of cardboard with fantabulous skull-patterned wheels, and batty chandeliers that look very dimensional, even tho they're really just an x of cardboard. this decorative signage all employs holographic foil details that make them APPEAR to be electrical, when really they're just reflecting light. there are other signs around the store for "festival of fright". the graphics have a mexican/dias de los muertos/papel picado meets carnival meets colonial american patterns kind of vibe. so far it gets an A-, but we've only seen the tip of the iceberg...

men's halloween tshirts include a day of the dead selection, and a sublime/subtle smattering of skulls. the women's tshirts don't fare as well, with the best option being "sweet & sinister candy shop". men's halloween garb also includes spooky boxers (abbott & costello meet frankenstein?) and women might want to consider knit slippers with skull or "devilicious" tattoo appliques. the problem is that all of the women's garb's a little too cutesy. the skull appliques on those slippers -- they have glittery heart eye sockets.

bags of candy corn offer a chance to scratch & win $500 instantly on the enclosed gift card. seems that other halloween treats are going to offer this same opportunity. it's a cool promotion, esp since corn sales have probably been down. just a note on the corn itself: it's very rich-tasting for candy corn, and boasts being "made with real honey" on the front of the bag.

can't imagine they'd let the 3-day weekend go by without stocking tthe many, empty, halloween-awaiting shelves...so we'll check back soon. not that we want the target staff to be be-labored on labor day, but we want halloween!